Home › Words › P › preapologypreapologypreapology · noun — an apology in advance; an apology before the fact.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom pre- + apology.nounAn apology in advance; an apology before the fact.e.g.“However, I am informed that Gazette readers were greeted with a somewhat similar pre-apology by Justice when he first put pen to paper in the capacity of what he calls scribe, […]” — 1916, D. Emery, The Seventh Regiment Gazette,, volume 31, page 141:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.preapologize 94% match — To apologize in advance; to make an apology before the fact. vs preapology →preacknowledgment 67% match — acknowledgment in advance vs preapology →preacknowledge 65% match — To acknowledge in advance. vs preapology →preapocalyptic 64% match — Before an apocalypse. vs preapology →preforgiveness 64% match — Prior to forgiveness. vs preapology →preaccept 63% match — To accept beforehand. vs preapology →preapply 63% match — To apply in advance. vs preapology →preadapt 63% match — To adapt in advance. vs preapology →